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Dr RALPH AKYEA's Outputs (7)

Risk of cardiovascular disease outcomes in primary care subjects with familial hypercholesterolaemia: A cohort study (2019)
Journal Article
Iyen, B., Qureshi, N., Leonardi-Bee, J., Kai, J., Akyea, R. K., Roderick, P., …Weng, S. (2019). Risk of cardiovascular disease outcomes in primary care subjects with familial hypercholesterolaemia: A cohort study. Atherosclerosis, 287, 8-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2019.05.017

Background and aims: Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a known major cause of premature heart disease. However, the risks of atherosclerotic disease in other vascular regions are less known. We determined the risk of major cardiovascular disease... Read More about Risk of cardiovascular disease outcomes in primary care subjects with familial hypercholesterolaemia: A cohort study.

Detection of familial hypercholesterolaemia: external validation of the FAMCAT clinical case-finding algorithm to identify patients in primary care (2019)
Journal Article
Weng, S., Kai, J., Akyea, R., & Qureshi, N. (2019). Detection of familial hypercholesterolaemia: external validation of the FAMCAT clinical case-finding algorithm to identify patients in primary care. Lancet Public Health, 4(5), e256-e264. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667%2819%2930061-1

Background: The vast majority of individuals with familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) in the general population remain unidentified worldwide. Recognising patients most at risk of having the condition, to enable targeted specialist assessment and tre... Read More about Detection of familial hypercholesterolaemia: external validation of the FAMCAT clinical case-finding algorithm to identify patients in primary care.

Sub-optimal cholesterol response to initiation of statins and future risk of cardiovascular disease (2019)
Journal Article
Akyea, R., Kai, J., Qureshi, N., Iyen, B., & Weng, S. (2019). Sub-optimal cholesterol response to initiation of statins and future risk of cardiovascular disease. Heart, 105(13), 975-981. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2018-314253

Objective:
To assess low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) response in patients after initiation of statins, and future risk of CVD.

Method:
Prospective cohort study of 165,411 primary care patients, from the UK Clinical Practice Research... Read More about Sub-optimal cholesterol response to initiation of statins and future risk of cardiovascular disease.

A systematic review showing the lack of diagnostic criteria and tools developed for lower limb cellulitis (2019)
Journal Article
Patel, M., Lee, S. I., Akyea, R. K., Grindlay, D., Francis, N., Levell, N. J., …Thomas, K. (2019). A systematic review showing the lack of diagnostic criteria and tools developed for lower limb cellulitis. British Journal of Dermatology, 181(6), 1156-1165. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.17857

Background: Cellulitis can be a difficult diagnosis to make. 31% of patients admitted from the emergency department with suspected lower limb cellulitis are misdiagnoses, with incorrect treatment potentially resulting in avoidable hospital admission... Read More about A systematic review showing the lack of diagnostic criteria and tools developed for lower limb cellulitis.